Certificate holder



May 23, 1939- s w. BJoRKQulsT 2,159,547

CERTIFI GATE HOLDER Filed June 1,'1938 3mm/xm:

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Patented May 23, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'ICIslmL My invention relates to improvements in article holders, and has particular reference to devices of this kind which are used on automobiles for the purpose of attaching a certificate of registration to the steering post in such manner that the writing lthereon will be visible for inspection when required.

'I'he main object of my invention is to provide a holder of this general characterthat can be 1. easily and iirmly-attached to the steering post at any desired location thereon, and including a transparent cover for the certicate which will fully protect the same from damage by weather or wear.

ll A further object of my invention is to provide a certificate holder that can be manufactured and sold at small cost, will be durable in construction, and possess the required stability to insure its rm attachment to the'steering post.

no With these principal objects in view my invention contemplates the production of a certicate holder in the form of a split tube of resilient material that can be readily sprung on to the steering post to embrace the same under suillcient g5 tension to firmly hold the split tube and certificate in place, the shape or formation of the tubular clip being such as to retain the certiiicate in connection therewith, and preferably reinforced by a second tubular clip; all as hereinafter fully a0 described'and more specifically setforth in the appended claims.

A In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of the certificate holder, the steering .36 post being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the spring metal part of the holder. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the companion part or cover of transparent material, and 4o Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through the assembled parts.

In carrying out my invention I employ a split tube I I forminga spring clip in which the certificate, IU. is enclosed, and in order that the certi- 46 cate may be seen through the clip the latter is made up of transparent material, as celluloid. 'I'his clip is of a peculiar construction in order to retain the certicate in connection therewith, for which purpose it presents a nearly circular outer 50 wall or cover I2, and opposite inner walls I3, Il

integrally connected to the outer wall at its longitudinal edges so as to leave a space between the inner and outer walls to receive the certicate between them. As will be noted by reference to Fig.

66 3 of the drawing, the clip II is made up of a single sheet of material with opposite ends there- 'of bent upon themselves to provide the inner walls I3, I3. 'I'he curved inner walls of the tubular clip serve to hold the certificate against the outer wall or cover thereof, and in order that l the tubular clip may be expanded sufficiently to spring it over the steering post the inner edges of said inner walls are spaced apart in the normal position of the clip shown in Fig.l 3. This clip can be used alone by making it of transparl. ent material of suiiicient stiifness so that it will retain its normal configuration and possess the resiliency required in clipping it on to the steering post with the certificate enclosed therein, and consequently I contemplate forming the clipA of 1I cellulold.

When the tubular certificate container or clip II is made of transparent material not having the required stability to permit of its being sprung on to the steering post and held in place by spring tension, I purpose using a reinforcing element or spring metal clip in the form of a plain split tube I4, and in this instance the certificate is wrapped around the spring metal clip and the two together are slipped into the transparent clip g5 I I from one end thereof, or when a tubular covering of flimsy material is used, as for instance Cellophane, it may be wrapped around the certificate and spring clip to provide the cover I2 and inwardly curved members I3, Il, it being understood that in the employment of the reinforcing element the latter will serve to grip the steering post and hold the several parts in place thereon.

'To apply the certificate holder, with or without the reinforcing spring metal clip, it is necessary only to open the split tube, or connected tubes, sufcient to permit the device to be sprung over the steering post to embrace the same, and of course the opening between the longitudinal edges of the split tube or tubes in normal position 40 will depend upon the resiliency of the material or the extent to which it is desired that the holder embrace the steering post. Furthermore, the particular construction of the device provides for its adjustability, automatically, in respect to steering posts of different diameters, and the rounded longitudinal edges of the transparent split tube covering the certificate and spring metal clip provide finger gripping surfaces to facilitate detaching the holder by expanding the so same.

'Ihe holder in accordance with my invention provides a very simple and effective device for attaching a certificate to the steering post of an automobile, and being easily detached it can be removed for cleaning and polishing the steering post.

I claim: 1. An article holder for attachment to a cylin- 5 drical support, said holder comprising a clip of resilient material in the form of a longitudinally split tube having retaining members extending inwardly from its longitudinal edges and spaced from the inner side of the tube to retain the article between said inner members and inner Wall of the tube.

2. 'An article holder for attachment to a cylindrical support, said holder comprising a longitudinally split tube of resilient material having curved retaining members extending inwardly from the longitudinal edges of the tube and oon-v forming to the shape of the tube from which they are spaced to receive the article between said retaining members and tube.

90 3. An article holder for attachment to a cylindrical support, said holder comprising a longitudinally split tube of resilient material having inwardly curved members at the longitudinal edges of the split tube formed by extensions of the 25 material of which the tube is made, said inwardly curved members approximating the contour of the cylindrical support to which the holder is adapted to be applied.

4. An article holder for attachment to a cylin- 30 drical support, said holder comprising a longitudinally split tube of transparent material having retaining members extending inwardly from the longitudinal edges of the tube integrally therewith,'said inwardly extending members approximating the contour of the cylindrical support over which the holder is adapted to be clipped.

5. An article holder for attachment to a cylindrical support, said holder comprising a longitudinally split tube formed from a single sheet of transparent material shaped to form a cylindrical outer wall separated longitudinally with retaining members extending inwardly from' the longitudinal edges of the tube and formed by the end portions of the sheet, said retaining members being curved to approximate the contour of the cylindrical support to which the holder is adapted to be applied.

6. An article holder for attachment to a cylindrical support, said holder comprising a longitudinally split tube of transparent material having retaining members bent inwardly from the longitudinal edges thereof and curved to approximate the contour of the cylindrical support to which the holder is adapted to be applied, said retaining members being spaced from the body of the tube to receive the certificate between said members and tube, and a reinforcing spring metal tube adapted to t within the companion transparent tube between the curved retaining members and body of said tube.

'1. A holder for attaching a certificate to the steering post of an automobile comprising a longitudinally split metal tube, and al transparent cover for holding the certicate on the tube, the ends of the transparent cover being turned into the tube at the longitudinal edges thereof to be engaged by the steering post when the holder is spring over said steering post.

SIGURD BJORKQUIST. 

